Goodbye, then

An ode on a retired politico

So, farewell Ming the Merciful
Truly you were a fine
example of a twenty first
century politician
You wore boring socks
they let you down when
you had nothing
else to say.

Congratulations Vincent Cable
Truly you played your part
in wielding the knife
and standing aside
because your name smells
of sea salt and
yacht master test
paper questions

Now tell me Chris Huhne
who you are
If you can climb back out
of the chest in which
your mother keeps all those
dressing up oddments
of other people's clothes you
wish to wear

And you, yes you the other one
not even young enough
to be laughable
do you have any other
credentials such
as would justify
me according to you a
poetic verse.

That is quite enough Liberal
democrats for one
day and even I concede
that it is already
more than quite an
adequate sufficiency
of poetry
from me.